Would-Be Helper Makes Things Worse for Mower

GENESEE FALLS, N.Y. (AP) —

A passerby who meant to help a man whose lawn mower ran over his foot turned out to have made things worse.

A man’s foot got stuck under his riding mower last week on a sloped lawn. Christopher Hearing his cries, Ratcliffe tied a rope from his vehicle to the mower. But instead of backing up, he went forward, causing the trapped man, the mower and Ratcliffe’s vehicle to go over a 12-foot-high embankment.

The mower landed on the man, resulting in minor injuries. Ratcliffe was ticketed for driving a vehicle that was uninsured, uninspected and unregistered.

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